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A town of 2,205 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Givrand has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (A+): bac results 2.2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4.9 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Givrand does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Givrand with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Givrand as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de la Chaize-Giraud, in La Chaize-Giraud, 3.8 mi away.
1.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Givrand.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
99.2% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Givrand, higher than both Vendée’s towns (97.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 100% passed the bac pro, of 40 candidates. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Gilles PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 198 | 98%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Adeline BoutainNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 126 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Pierre Garcie FerrandeBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 161 | 96%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.1% of residents, below both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15. Graduates make up 25% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Givrand | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €10.43/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 77 homes in Givrand. The estimated advertised rent is €12.70/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,207/m² | 73 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €27,060 a year per consumption unit, close to Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and above compared French towns (€25,970). 4.2% of Givrand’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. The jobless rate is 10.1%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Givrand is Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans, 11.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 314 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 370, 18% more. Average lifespans in Vendée: 85.5 years for women, 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 3 GPs practise locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Museums, family days out and heritage in and near Givrand. Best known first.
Nothing in Givrand is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Givrand.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givrand | 2,205 | — | — | C− | — | C |
| Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 8,333 | 2.3 | B | D | C | B |
| Le Fenouiller | 4,978 | 2.8 | A− | C− | A+ | B |
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer | 5,344 | 3.3 | C | C− | B− | B− |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez | 13,074 | 5 | B− | C− | B− | C+ |
| Brem-sur-Mer | 2,993 | 5.6 | — | C− | — | C |
| Coëx | 3,428 | 6.4 | — | C+ | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Givrand has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 126 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Adeline Boutain in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Givrand grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Givrand is a commune of 2,205 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.